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Dumfriesshire / Deciphering Sasine dates, etc.
« on: Sunday 18 June 17 00:06 BST (UK) »- On a recent visit to the lovely Ewart Library in Dumfries, I was able to dig up three sasine entries for my 4x great grandfather, James Baxter. Now that I'm home, citing and transcribing all of this into Evernote, I need a little help deciphering a few details. In the attached example:
- Aug 3 1799 -- I assume this is the date the completed transaction was registered with the county
- July 5 1799 -- The date the transaction concluded...?
- July 22 1796 -- Okay...guessing this is either the date James and David Maxwell committed to the transaction -or- the day Mr. Maxwell originally took possession of said ground...?
- What does on Disp. mean?
Please correct me if I'm wrong (which may very well be the case).
My other question:
One little paragraph, so many queries.